[thaslaya]

Tip revelation (quite a wow!)

Getting recently few sets of tips, I started to explore them.

Penon Liquier Orange claimed to enhance bass. I am not much of a basshead, but one IEM that has the bass totally anemic to my experience was Truthear Hexa, while the rest of the range and resolution was quite nice (but no decent bass support - no good IEM, I learned).
My "go to" tips are TRI Clarion (seems to fit well my ear anatomy, and I strongly prefer wide bore tips not to striangulate the sound), they did not work with Hexa. Moondrop Spring were a bit better, but still "not it".
XL orange liqueur tips delivered better results, much more listenable Hexa.
A total surprise came when I put L orange tips that I got in my package (I always thought of my ears being large and served better with XL tips, but with all tips combinations available - I got L, XL, XL just in case) - and, wow, I finally got a usable enjoyable IEM (still a lean monitor one, but nice to my limited tastes - The Grosse Fuge rendered by Takacs Quartet is on a lean and austere side but great at that!) Wow!


Kudos to Penon (to which I am not affiliated by any means, but should acknowledge their great tips that made a real difference).

I broke down and ordered some about a week ago. I will try them with my Hexa too!

 

[janky]

I broke down and ordered some about a week ago. I will try them with my Hexa too!

also just ordered soms!

 

[Surf Monkey]

I broke down and ordered some about a week ago. I will try them with my Hexa too!

Me too. I have a set coming to try with the ISN Neo3.

 

[FreeWheelinAudioLuv2]

I broke down and ordered some about a week ago. I will try them with my Hexa too!

I placed them on all my IEM's that needed a bit of a bass boost. The Simgots and Sennheiser IE100.

EDIT : I wonder how they'd work with the UE600?

 

[FreeWheelinAudioLuv2]

Me too. I have a set coming to try with the ISN Neo3.

So you want to thicken up bass on an ISN/Penon IEM? LOL

 

[superuser1]

Since we were talking about ambient music I think you guys should give this a try.
https://ambientonline.bandcamp.com/

 

[Surf Monkey]

So you want to thicken up bass on an ISN/Penon IEM? LOL

Actually…

I want to color match the tips to the shells.

 

[superuser1]

Me too. I have a set coming to try with the ISN Neo3.

How are you liking the Neo 3?

 

[Zerstorer_GOhren]

Good day mates, I've just publish a review on DUNU FALCON ULTRA, If you have a time to read, please visit my review article:

https://www.head-fi.org/showcase/dunu-falcon-ultra.26587/reviews#review-32998

 

[FreeWheelinAudioLuv2]

Actually…

I want to color match the tips to the shells.

Oh yeah! Good call!

 

[FreeWheelinAudioLuv2]

Sennheiser IE100 + Penon Lacquer tips = Almost 90-95% of the technicalities of the IE600, for $500 or more less. The bass lift these provide, without getting in the way of treble, give the usually dry bass of the IE100 (think of a bass very similar in weight and presentation to the EW200) a touch of heft that really brings them in line with the IE600, Now the IE600 is still a more mature sounding offering, and the fit is better, but for $500+ less, and you want that Senn sound with the wide stage, then you can't go wrong with this combo.

 

[Okcerg]

Oh yeah! Good call!

Eric, the admin of Chifi love on Facebook, actually liked that combo:

well, not only the color fit perfectly but those are my fav eartips for ISN Neo3 for now.
KB07 wide bore tend to make bass a bit loose and warm, dominating the mids a bit then with this Penon Liqueur we go sharper W shape balance, cleaner too, mid bass is less creamed with vibrancy and become edgier and tighter, mids presence is more upfront and bright and treble gain in edge and sparkle (more air).
man, i truely adore those eartips because its very first one with a sticky material that don't irritate my ears canal. the fit is super secure. Silicone is thick and flexible, it don't bent wrongly so it keep the nozzle round and well directed in canal.
Not overpriced too since you got what. 8 pairs, 2 models in 4 size, black has wider hole so it's not the right one for small nozzle like those Neo3 and make the variety very versatile for IEMs collector.
Very nice.

I think he liked blue penon even better in a later post, though.

 

[cobrabucket]

 

[Takeda`1537]

Found Mark's latest video on biases to be a good one, and very correct.
Biases can't be avoided, this is a very subjective hobby. And how much biases work on our impressions and reviews is a big question, most likely we don't know it ourself even. Only thing I know is that I tend to have biases for warmer sets, and brands can probably also be a factor.

Also found the point where he talk about bought vs free stuff very correct

More easy to like something more when you have money invested into it. At least I think so

The point about biases is 100% correct. Biases are: "Bias is a natural inclination for or against an idea, object, group, or individual. It is often learned and is highly dependent on variables like a person’s socioeconomic status, race, ethnicity, educational background, etc."
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/basics/bias

Aside from preferences they have a huge impact in decision making and are regularly used in decision science & negotiation practices to influence:
https://heinonline.org/HOL/LandingPage?handle=hein.journals/ohjdpr20&div=31&id=&page=

Learning and becoming aware of them has been a huge learning from my side..

P.S. Mark generalize one point ... biases influence preferential choices but a "bias" is not a "choice". One is a driver to an outcome and the other one is the outcome.
P.S.S. another mistake... CFA Ara has 7 BAs and not 5 as Mark says in the video. This said, they sound amazing!!

 

[sgtbilko]

The point about biases is 100% correct.

I don't mind (and expect) bias. What can sometimes be hard to understand is how those biases are understood by the reader/viewer.

I'm always more comfortable when the reviewer has made it clear (possibly over several reviews) what their musical tastes and sound preferences are. This at least enables me to better understand whether I'm personally going to like what they are saying. The good news here is that a large majority of reviewers now do something like this.

Interestingly, while I really enjoy Mark's reviews, his taste is different to mine, but it in no way diminishes his value as a reviewer.